Over the weekend, we reported that the 4.1 update to VMWare Fusion allowed users to virtualize Leopard and Snow Leopard… a strict violation of OS X’s licensing terms. At the time, we supposed this was a conscious decision on VMWare’s part to leave Leopard...VMWare Is Going To Patch Leopard And Snow Leopard Virtualization Out Of Fusion
Over the weekend, we reported that the 4.1 update to VMWare Fusion allowed users to virtualize Leopard and Snow Leopard… a strict violation of OS X’s licensing terms. At the time, we supposed this was a conscious decision on VMWare’s part to leave Leopard...VMware: sorry, we didn’t mean to allow Leopard, Snow Leopard VMs
VMware has reversed course on allowing users to virtualize client installs of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. The company made a short post on its blog late Monday acknowledging the extra client support that appeared in Fusio......
Fusion 4.1 support for pre-Lion, non-server OS X is a mistake, says VMware
Late on Friday, Macworld's Jason Snell discovered that the new 4.1 version of virtualization tool VMware Fusion had a special talent. Up until 4.1, Fusion would refuse to install non-server versions of Snow Leopard and Leopard into a virtual machine,...
Running OS X in VMware Fusion: Continues to Require Lion for Guest
This past week,...
VMWare Fusion 4.1 Release Allows Virtualization of Leopard And Snow Leopard
Last last week VMware released Fusion 4.1 an update to its popular virtualization software that adds many improvements and bug fixes. The biggest improvement is the applications ability to run older versions of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. I’ve known for...VMware Fusion now virtualizes standard builds of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard
VMware released the latest dot update to its flagship Mac virtualization product today. The free update, Fusion 4.1, improves Lion full-screen compatibility, graphics performance and startup options; it can be downloaded immediately for all Fusion c...
Is VMware’s dominance of the virtualization market under threat?
A new survey seems to show that VMware's iron grip on the enterprise virtualization market is loosening, with 38 percent of businesses planning to switch vendors within the next year due to licensing models and...
VMware’s virtualized Android phones coming to Verizon
VMware’s project to bring virtualization technology to Android smartphones has locked up a major carrier partner in Verizon Wireless, which will start selling virtualized phones “in the coming months,” VMware an...
Tested: Windows gaming in OS X with Parallels 7
I last looked at Windows gaming options on OS X in 2010; the choices haven't gotten any better. However, Parallels 7 was recently released and boasts improved Windows performance in a virtualized environment, so it's time to take another look.
Researchers create stealth virtual machine that can run alongside insecure VMs
A team of researchers have devised a way to create an isolated and trusted environment on virtualized servers. Called the "Strongly Isolated Computing Environment" (SICE), the approach makes it possible to run sensitive compu...
Feature: Virtual showdown: Parallels Desktop 7 and VMware Fusion 4 reviewed
The powerhouses of Mac OS X virtualization both got beefy updates in the last few weeks and they're begging for comparison. (Read our original Parallels 6 and Fusion 3 reviews for more on the older...
